House of the Day Sunset Park

Sunset Park Limestone With Mantels, Rumpus Room Asks $1.595 Million

Built as a two-family dwelling, the row house sits within the Central Sunset Park Historic District.

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by Susan De Vries

01/05/2026 1

This Sunset Park row house hasn’t changed hands in decades and there are some distinctly later 20th century renovations, like a basement rumpus room, along with original mantels, fretwork, and wall moldings. At 566 47th Street, the two-family sits within the Central Sunset Park Historic District.

The Renaissance Revival style dwelling is one of a row of 10 designed by architect Thomas Bennett. He was busy in the area, designing more than 70 houses in the historic district alone according to the designation report, and was particularly known for his two-family dwellings. In this instance, the 1899 filing shows he designed the row of two-families for property owner Albert Frank.

The 19.5-foot-wide house is still arranged as a two-family with a duplex and a top floor rental. The listing photos primarily showcase the duplex, which has a parlor, two bedrooms, and a full bath on the on the parlor level and a dining room and kitchen on the garden level. It also has access to the basement where there is the rumpus room, another bathroom, and laundry.

As noted, there have been some renovations over the decades, but the front parlor still has wall moldings and a columned mantel with mirror. Fretwork ornaments the doorway to a middle parlor that appears to have been outfitted with closet space.

The two bedrooms, both with closets, are at the rear of the parlor level.

Downstairs, the original dining room still has its wainscoting, a columned mantel with a mirror and original insert, and a built-in buffet.

The adjoining former butler’s pantry is without its original built-ins and wood floors. Instead the floor is covered in what might be a very familiar linoleum for many. Armstrong’s pattern No. 5352, was first introduced in the 1930s and was issued in different colorways for decades. This 1970s version stretches from the pantry into the kitchen.

In the kitchen are wood cabinets, a tin ceiling, and bar seating with a view into the informal dining area. A door provides access to the rear yard.

Two bathrooms are shown in the listing photos, one in blue and one with yellow wall tile and fixtures.

Down in the rumpus room or rec room, there is a checkerboard tile floor and a mantel as well as rubble stone walls and exposed rafters for a “ye olde” vibe. Advice on using basement spaces as rumpus rooms appeared in local papers at least as early as 1932 with one Brooklyn Daily Eagle article suggesting such spaces allowed for “noisy fun.”

Outside is a stone patio with room for dining and paths that wrap around a central planting bed.

Billy Apter of RE/MAX has the listing and it is priced at $1.595 million. What do you think?

[Listing: 566 47th Street | Broker: RE/MAX ] GMAP